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SHIRE TOWN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The town or city that is the seat of government for a shire
Synonyms:
county town; shire town
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("shire town" is a kind of...):
seat (a center of authority (as a city from which authority is exercised))
Domain region:
Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)
Holonyms ("shire town" is a part of...):
shire (a former administrative district of England; equivalent to a county)
